Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 369 Losing is a Mistake
After enough time to rest, DeRozan, who was completely suppressed in the third quarter, was resurrected at the end of the day.

When Curry was resting, DeRozan had to cover with the ball, and it was still very hard to avoid Wade as a role player for the Heat.

When Curry played, the Timberwolves version of the backcourt double shot started again.

They once extended their lead to more than 5 points, but the Heat still withstood it.

James and Wade chased up the score again by forcefully breaking through and drawing fouls.

In the second half of the last quarter, the script of the battle of life and death started again.

Both teams have replaced the main lineup, and they are going to do it with real swords and guns. There is no surprise to win.

That is to say, there are a lot of fouls on DeRozan and Paul George, and the Timberwolves may perform some micro-operation rotations in the last few minutes.

It's just that these situations are difficult for the Heat to take advantage of. After all, there are still players under the Timberwolves who can use them.

Milicic's foul control is good, and the difficulty for James and Wade will not be weakened in the slightest.

In the last 5 minutes, James played 2+1 to help the Heat narrow the gap to 3 points.

Prior to this, no one scored for the two teams for more than a minute.

The game was very tight, and the Timberwolves had some advantages overall, but not to the extent of crushing.

In a basketball game, the ball will often be in the hands of one player at the last moment, which means that a better lineup may sometimes lose to the performance of a powerful star. The Timberwolves just have a higher chance of winning the game.

If the odds turn into victory, they must have a lot to do.

The opponents approached the score, and the young Timberwolves did not panic.

Curry immediately gave a counterattack, decisively followed by a screen and hit a goal.

Then came the tight defense, and the Heat's next two offenses were in vain.

At this time, it is difficult for the Heat to use tactics to run out of opportunities and score.

They need to use the personal abilities of the stars, and the role players don't have that confidence at all.

The main thing is to watch James play, Wade and Bosh are almost meaningless at critical moments.

After the Heat failed consecutively on the offensive end, the Timberwolves got a chance of misplacement, and Milicic stood on the free throw line.

This ball is actually a problem with the Heat's defensive rotation. In order to limit Curry, the Heat will borrow the strength of other players when defending the pick-and-roll, and the entire defensive staff must move to prevent loopholes in other areas by blocking Curry's side.

When Curry passes the ball, the Heat's defense can return to normal.

But in this process, the Timberwolves continuously pass the ball to create opportunities, and the Heat's defensive players are constantly adjusting, and it is normal for loopholes to appear.

It is difficult for ordinary teams to catch this kind of loophole, and the Heat can quickly fill the loophole.

But the Timberwolves can often keenly grasp the opponent's defensive loopholes, not only when the ball is in the hands of core players, but also when the ball is in the hands of role players, they still show full sensitivity.

This kind of teamwork is hard for the coaching staff of other teams to imagine, but they can do it.

So in many cases, their opponents desperately scored, but the Timberwolves counterattacked with ease.

This situation will make the opponent very uncomfortable, and then doubt yourself.

A group of Heat players can be considered experienced, they quickly stabilized, and James also managed to score points against the defensive mid-range.

Relying on James' performance, the Heat did not give the Timberwolves a chance to end the game early.

However, the game time is constantly passing. Even if the Heat bite the score, they are still behind. Once the time runs out, they will still lose the game.

When the time came to the last 2 minutes, the Timberwolves led by 5 points.

It's not an exaggerated gap, but it's hard for the Heat to smooth out the feeling of these points.

At this critical moment, Wade made a mistake.

The Timberwolves counterattacked after stealing, and DeRozan once again sent a wonderful dunk.

However, the fans at the Heat's home stadium, American Airlines Arena, saw the wonderful dunk, but their hearts sank.

They're terrified, the Timberwolves are close to match point, and their season-long expectations will be dashed.

Perhaps the players also felt the tremendous pressure, and then James made a shot and Wade shot a shot, but Bosh seized an opportunity to make a foul.

The Timberwolves' offense also had a small problem, and now the defenses of both sides are airtight.

However, the Timberwolves don't need to worry at all, and the less time the better for them.

In the last tens of seconds, the Heat had no choice but to try three-pointers.

It's just that the Heat's three-point attempt in this series has really failed.

James and Chalmers hit three-pointers successively, and the game time finally came to an end.

The difference is only a few points. The Heat lost at home, while the Timberwolves won the match point of the series with an undefeated record. The end of the Heat season is very close.

After the game, Heat coach Spoelstra also bit the bullet and said: "The series is not over yet. What we think about now is to win the next game. Our team has gone through a lot. Now, we have to make every effort. LeBron had some cramp in the end, and he relied on his own will and competitiveness."

James also spoke. He said: "It's very difficult. It's frustrating to lose like this, but we will continue to work hard. That's what the team has been doing since I came here. We will play well round by round in the next game."

Zhang Sixin remained calm when facing the reporter. He said: "We are thinking about the fourth game. We know that it is not over until the end. The next game will not be easy. What we have to do is still to do our best."

Love, who won the highest rebound in the game again, said, "We are a team, and the team's efforts require everyone's efforts."

"In the finals, I have to do my best. I don't care how many points I score, I will only fight until I can't walk."

The Heat are in an extremely unfavorable situation, and no team can come back from a 0:3 situation.

The outside world believes that the Heat are too obsessed with the Big Three, they are bound, and suddenly it is basketball itself.

Some people also think that Spoelstra is completely incapable of coaching the Big Three, and the Heat's performance in the finals did not reflect their strength at all.

In fact, these are just the effects of losing, and winning on the court means being right.

In any case, the Heat have no way out this season.

They have to win one game first, and it’s okay for the Timberwolves to lose a game, but Zhang Sixin is very concerned about the players’ thinking. The fourth game is not an insignificant game, and they must maintain a sense of tension.

If you can win, go all out to win, without other complicated ideas. This is Zhang Sixin's basketball philosophy, and now it is also the basketball philosophy of the Timberwolves.

(End of this chapter)